Guard or extension for baking-pans.



Nosllsss. PATE-MED APR. v2, 1907.

M. B; SMITH. GUARD 0R EXTENSION, PoR BAKING PANs.

APPLICATION FILED AIR.26, 1906.

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TINTE@ STAT i PATEN T OFFTOE.

GUARD OR EXTENSION FOR BAKlNG-PANS.

Specification of Letters Patent. j

Patented April 2, 190'?.

Application filed April 26, 1906. Serial No. 313.883.

To .fi/,IZ 1011/0711/ it '1n/(ty concern:

Be it known that I, MATTIE BAUHAN SMITH, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at London, in the county of Madison and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Guard or Extension for Baking-Pans, of whichthe following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to baking-pans, and more particularly to adetachable guard or extension for preventing the dough from 'flowingover the sides of the pan when the bread is placed in the oven to bake.

The object of the invention is to provide a detachable guard orextension having a plurality of spring locking members adapted to engagethe upper or free edge of the bakingpan, so as to form, in eifect,acontinuation of the side and end walls of the latter, and thus preventthe dough from rising and owing over the sides of the pan during thebaking operation.

A further object of the invention is to generally improve this class ofdevices, so as to increase their utility, durability, and efliciency, aswell as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it beingunderstood that various changes in form, proportions, and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appendedclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved O'uard or extensiondetached. Fig. 2 is aongitudinal sectional view showing the guard oreXtension locked in position on a baking pan or receptacle. i

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved device consists of a pan or receptacle comprising aplurality of detachable sections 5 and 6, one of which constitutes aguard or extension for the adjacent section, so as to prevent the doughor other material from rising and Howing over the sides of said sectionwhen the bread is placed in the oven to bake. The lower receptacle orsection 5 is preferably rectangular in shape and provided with inclinedside and end walls, as shown, the upper or free edges of the mate- Irial forming the walls of the pan being bent downwardly to form aieinforcing-iiange 7, defining a pocket or recesses for the reception ofa strengthening rod or wire. The side and end walls of the upper sectionor guard 6 are inclined to conform to the inclination of the walls ofthe lower section, so as to form, in effect, a continuation of saidlower section or receptacle, and thus increase the height of the latter.

Secured to the side and end walls of the upper section or guard 6, as byrivets or suitable fastening devices 8," are longitudinal and transversespring locking members 9 and 10, each having their free edge spacedlaterally from the adjacent 'wall of the receptacle to form a pocket 11for the reception of thereinforced edge of the lower receptacle 5. t Thefree edges of the longitudinal plates or locking members 9 and l() arebent inwardly, as indicated at 12, so that when the guard is placed inposition on the lower receptacle the spring locking members willbevforced laterally to permit the passage of the reinforcingflange 7,the inherent spring clamping action of the locking members serving toyieldably grip the flange 7 and support the same within the pocket 1l.The upper section or guard 6 is preferably provided with a suitablehandle 13, by means of which the guard may be hung on a nail or othersuitable support when not in use, while the lower receptacle 5 is alsoprovided with a similar handle 14, as shown.

In operation the dough is placed in the lower receptacle 5 and allowedto rise, after which the extension is placed in position on the lowersection 5 by forcing the spring locking members downwardly over thereinforcing-flange 7, thus detachably securing the parts together. Itwill thus be seen that when the receptacle containing the dough isplaced within the oven the extension or guard will eifectually preventthe dough from flowing over the sides of the pan and will also cause thebread to bake uniformly and the loaf to retain its proper shape. Afterthe bread is baked the guard or eXtension may be readily detached byexerting an upward pull On the same, thus permitting the loaf to bereadily removed from the lower section or main receptacle.

From the-foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided anextremely simple and inexpensive device admirably adapted for theattainment of the ends in view.

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Having thus described the invention, what A baking-pan comprising a pairo'l substantially rectangular telescopic receptacles each provided witha terminal reinforcingbead and operating-handle, the lower receptaclebeing closed at the bottom and pro vided with inclined side wallsconverging toward the bottom of the receptacle and adapted to engagecorrespondingly-inclined side walls of the upper receptacle when saidreceptacles are assembled, said upper recep* taele being open at the topand bottom and provided at its lower longitudinal. and transverse edgeswith reint'ereiiig-plates extending approximately the entire length andwidth of the upper receptacle and having their 'free edges spaced fromthe adjacent walls o said receptacle to form pockets for the receptionof the reinforcing-bead ol the lower receptacle, the free edges oi' thereinforcing-plates terminating short of the lower edgev of thereceptacle andbeing bent downwardly and inwardly to form springloclng-lips adapted to bear against the reinforcing-bead of the lowerreceptacle, thereby to prevent accidental displacement of saidreceptacles.

In testimony that l claim the 'foregoing as my own l have heretoal'lixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MATTIE BAUHAN SMITH.

WTitnesses MAUDE F. CRABBE, G. W. CRABBE.

